Most economists think that the “sugar high” in the economy produced by simultaneous tax cuts and federal spending increases this year will fizzle at some in the next few quarters, at which point GDP...

What are companies doing with their tax cut windfalls? In addition to boosting shareholder returns through buybacks and dividends (more on that here , here and here ), U.S. corporations are placing a...

The $1.5 trillion Republican tax overhaul came with some big promises, including faster economic growth, increased business investment and significantly higher wages for American workers. Ten months...

A new analysis of the distribution of household income by the Congressional Budget Office shows how taxes and means-tested transfers such as Medicaid and food stamps affect US incomes. “The combined...

The U.S. economy is still expanding at a solid pace, with third-quarter GDP growth hitting 3.5 percent according to an initial estimate released by the Commerce Department Friday. Growth has eased a...

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) made a splash last week with a tax proposal designed to assist low- and middle-income households – and to provide a strong contrast to the Republican tax cuts that went into...